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BREXIT - what it means for small manufacturers
BravoV:
--- Quote from: fcb on December 12, 2020, 01:26:48 pm ---The situation in the UK is the very definition of CLUSTERFUCK https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/clusterfuck
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And minutes by minutes, its like you Brits are deliberately increasing the tension, instead of trying to dilute it, really don't understand why ? :-//
Example -> ... British naval forces will be deployed from January 1 to prevent illegal French fishing in our waters
fcb:
I heard that fishing is <0.1% of UK GDP. But something like 1-2% of the EU GDP. We have virtually no fishing fleet here in the UK, most of the UK waters are fished by huge companies out of The Netherlands, France, etc.. so it's a big old bargaining chip for Boris.
Friends of mine involved in marine technology say that they are constantly asked by EU colleagues about what will happen to fishing and the UK - they all seem alot more bothered about it than most UK people. As the fisheries protection chaps only have two boats to patrol the UK's vast waters then obviously the armed forces will be used to try and stop illegal activity, no doubt ratcheted up by The Daily Mail etc.. and then the French farmers will blockade Calais and we'll be forced to eat our own Cheddar, Caerphilly and Lamb.
In time more pragmatic minds will prevail and some brightspark will suggest joining a trading block in Europe?
schmitt trigger:
Question for the British that attend this forum:
Do you think that, historically speaking, this will be a watershed moment for the UK?
Watershed in the full meaning of the word. A Trafalgar moment.
S. Petrukhin:
Why do these crazy governments appear everywhere, constantly fighting and pitting people against each other? That they don't live in peace? All these borders, possessions, the army - these are the wild times of the past. After all, it is good to be in a single Union without borders, without customs, with the same money. Probably, European officials have tortured everyone with their mediocrity and uselessness - they are paid money but they do nothing but stupid shows about enemies all around. I know this very well from the structure of the USSR.
Now we have a union of several countries: Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan = Eurasian Economic Community. We live in one country in past, now we are all independent countries, each has its own currency and its own power, but we have no borders, we share the same laws to a large extent. This is very convenient: I can safely go to Minsk and even live there without fear of ignorance of the law, I can safely sell products in any country as well as at home. There is some tiny shared power, but it is invisible, does not interfere with anyone, does not command anyone, only coordinates various interactions. Yes, and all under the protection of the Russian army. Imagine all the countries in such a Union.
bd139:
--- Quote from: fcb on December 12, 2020, 02:55:34 pm ---I heard that fishing is <0.1% of UK GDP. But something like 1-2% of the EU GDP. We have virtually no fishing fleet here in the UK, most of the UK waters are fished by huge companies out of The Netherlands, France, etc.. so it's a big old bargaining chip for Boris.
Friends of mine involved in marine technology say that they are constantly asked by EU colleagues about what will happen to fishing and the UK - they all seem alot more bothered about it than most UK people. As the fisheries protection chaps only have two boats to patrol the UK's vast waters then obviously the armed forces will be used to try and stop illegal activity, no doubt ratcheted up by The Daily Mail etc.. and then the French farmers will blockade Calais and we'll be forced to eat our own Cheddar, Caerphilly and Lamb.
In time more pragmatic minds will prevail and some brightspark will suggest joining a trading block in Europe?
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Fishing = £762 million
Financial services = £133,000 million.
Of course it's all about the fish and not the financial services market. Agenda much?
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